Hanoi–Lao Cai Expressway
CT.05 Expressway | ||||
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Hanoi - Lao Cai Expressway | ||||
Đường cao tốc Hà Nội- Lào Cai | ||||
Route information | ||||
Part of AH14 | ||||
Maintained by Vietnam Expressway Corp (VEC) | ||||
Length | 264 km (164 mi) | |||
Existed | 21 September 2014–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
East end | in Hanoi | |||
West end | at Lào Cai International Border Gate, Chinese border | |||
Location | ||||
Country | ||||
Highway system | ||||
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The Hanoi–Lao Cai Expressway Another name Noi Bai–Lao Cai Expressway (
This route passes through 5 provinces and cities:
Construction
Construction on the expressway began in 2009 with a total investment of US$1.46 billion. The Asian Development Bank provided a US$1 billion loan for development of the expressway.[1] South Korean Posco Group won 3 of the 8 bids, China's Guangxi Road & Bridge Engineering won 2 bids and Vietnamese Vinacomex won one.[2][3][4]
When it opened on 21 September 2014, it was the longest expressway in Vietnam.[1] The Yên Bái to Lao Cai section of the route was opened as a two-lane expressway, the section between Yen Bai and Hanoi being a four lane dual carriageway.[1]
Route details
Lanes
- Noi Bai - Yen Bai section: 160km long, with 4 lanes, 2 emergency lanes, maximum speed of 100km/h (from Km0+00 to Km123+080). There are 2 lanes in each direction, each lane is 3.75m wide and an emergency lane is 3m wide.
- Yen Bai - Lao Cai section: 83km long, with 2 lanes, 2 emergency lanes, maximum speed of 80km/h. There are 1 lanes in each direction, each lane is 3.5m wide and an emergency lane is 2.5m wide. Every 8 - 10 km, there is a 1km long 4 lanes section for vehicles to pass each other.
Length
Total route length: 264 km
Speed
- 2 lanes section: Maximum: 80km/h - Minimum: 60km/h
- 4 lanes section: Maximum: 100km/h - Minimum: 60km/h (section Lào Cai City - Lào Cai international border gate Maximum: 90km/h - Minimum: 60km/h)
According to design, the maximum speed is 120 km/h. VEC will allow vehicles to run at a maximum speed of 120 km/h when ensuring safe conditions along the entire route.
List of interchanges and features
This article contains a bulleted list or table of intersections which should be presented in a properly formatted junction table.(May 2023) |
- IC - toll gate, BR - bridge
No. | Name | Dist. from Origin |
Connections | Notes | Location | ||
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Connect with Noi Bai - Bac Ninh - Ha Long Expressway ( National Route 18) | |||||||
1 | Nội Bài JCT | 0.0 | Nội Bài International Airport
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Hà Nội
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Sóc Sơn
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2 | Ring Road 4 IC | 3.7 | Ring Road 4 (Hanoi) | Planned | |||
TG | Toll Gate Km6 | 6 | |||||
3 | IC.02 | 7.9 | Nguyễn Tất Thành Road | Planned | Vĩnh Phúc
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Phúc Yên | |
4 | Bình Xuyên IC | 14.0 | Provincial Road 310 | Bình Xuyên | |||
SA | Phước An SA | ||||||
5 | Tam Đảo IC | 25.0 | National Route 2B | Tam Dương
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6 | IC.05 | 31.4 | National Route 2C | Planned | |||
BR | Phó Đáy Bridge | ↓ | Phó Đáy River crossing | Boundary Tam Dương - Lập Thạch
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7 | Văn Quán IC | 40.9 | Provincial Road 305C | Lập Thạch | |||
BR | Sông Lô Bridge | ↓ | Lô River crossing | Boundary Vĩnh Phúc - Phú Thọ
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8 | Việt Trì IC | 49.4 | Phù Đổng Road | Phú Thọ | Việt Trì | ||
9 | Phù Ninh IC | 54.9 | National Route 2 | Phù Ninh
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SA | Service Area Km57 | 57 | Lâm Thao
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10 | Phú Thọ IC | 66.3 | HCM Road
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Phú Thọ | |||
BR | ↓ | Hanoi–Lào Cai railway crossing | Thanh Ba | ||||
BR | Hồng River Bridge | ↓ | Hồng River crossing
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Boundary Thanh Ba - Cẩm Khê | |||
11 | Sai Nga IC | 81.5 | National Route 32C | Cẩm Khê | |||
12 | Hạ Hòa IC | 98.6 | National Route 70B | Vô Tranh | |||
13 | Yên Bái JCT | 114.8 | Âu Cơ Road | Yên Bái | Trấn Yên
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SA | Service Area Km117 | 117.5 | |||||
14 | IC.13 | 121.4 | National Route 37 | Under Construction | Yên Bái | ||
BR | Ngòi Rào Bridge | ↓ | Ngòi Rào crossing | Trấn Yên
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BR | Ngòi Thia Bridge | ↓ | Ngòi Thia crossing | Văn Yên
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15 | Mậu A JCT | 150.0 | Provincial Road 166 | Connect with Yên Bái - Hà Giang | |||
16 | IC.15 | 166.3 | Provincial Road 166 | Planned | |||
SA | Service Area Km171 | 171.5 | |||||
TN | Noi Bai - Lao Cai Expressway Tunnel | ↓ | Completed the 500m long tunnel, phase 1 | ||||
17 | Văn Bàn JCT | 199.9 | National Route 279 | Connect with Bảo Hà -Lai Châu | Lào Cai | Văn Bàn
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BR | Nhù Bridge | ↓ | Nhù Stream crossing | Boundary Bảo Thắng
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18 | Phố Lu JCT | National Route 4E | Bảo Thắng
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19 | Xuân Giao IC | 234.0 | National Route 4E | ||||
TG | Toll Gate Km237 | 237 | Toward Lào Cai | ||||
SA | Service Area Km237 | ||||||
TG | Toll Gate Km237 | Toward Nội Bài | |||||
20 | Cam Đường JCT | 245.0 | Bình Minh Road | Lào Cai | |||
TN | Tunnel | ↓ | Toward Lào Cai | ||||
21 | National Route 4D JCT | 256.0 | National Route 4D | ||||
22 | Kim Thành JCT | 264.4 | Khúc Thừa Dụ Road | ||||
Connect with Kaiyuan–Hekou Expressway through to Hekou - Lào Cai International Border | |||||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
References
- ^ a b c Briefing, Vietnam (2014-09-23). "Longest Expressway in Vietnam Opens Between Hanoi and Lao Cai". Vietnam Briefing News. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
- ^ VIR, Vietnam Investment Review- (2015-04-06). "Vietnam reviews bid packages of South Korea's Posco after ex-CEO arrest". Vietnam Investment Review - VIR. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
- ^ "Vinaconex E&C awarded such as main contractor of Package A8, Noi Bai Lao Cai Highway Project – VNCN E&C" (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2021-05-10.
- ^ "Khởi công xây dựng hai gói thầu A7, A6 Dự án đường cao tốc Nội Bài - Lào Cai".